Barred Members Arraigned


January 8th , 1920

Notes :

- A distinction between Evolutionary and Revolutionary Socialism .
- Lecture Served from Speaker Sweet, Five Socialist Members Elected From District in New York City, Who Came to The Capital for The Opening of The Legislative Session to Take Seats in The Assembly
- The Socialist Members Were Excluded From the Body Pending and Investigation by its Judiciary Committee on their Qualifications for Membership
- The Excluded Men Were :
1) Samuel A. Dewitt
2) Samuel Orr
- Representing the Third and Fourth Assembly Districts in The Bronx :
1) Charles Solomon
- Representing the Brownsville District in Brooklyn
1) Louis Waldman
2) August Claessens
- Representing the Eighth and Seventeenth Assembly Districts in Manhattan
1) Solomon and 2) Claessens served in The Assembly Last Year
- This Action of the House Which Created a Sensation, was taken Under a Resolution Introduced by Majority Leader Simon L. Adler and Adopted by a Vote of 140 to 6 .
- The Six Negative votes Were Cast in By Four Socialist Members themselves and 2 Democrats from the Bronx
- Louis Waldman declined to Vote


Barred Socialist Again Attack Lusk

January 11th , 1920

Notes :

- The Five Socialist suspended from the New York State Assembly Last Wednesday
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